JP2004163039A - Cooling water manufacturing unit in drink cooling/supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve cooling efficiency of a cooling water manufacturing unit for cooling cooling water in drink cooling/supplying device. <P>SOLUTION: An ice bank forming unit 50 in a water tank 51 of the cooling water manufacturing unit 3 comprises a refrigerant pipe 52 disposed in a wound state, fixing members 54 mounted to the refrigerant pipe 52, and ice making members 55 fixed to the fixing members 54. The refrigerant pipe 52 and ice making members 55 are cooled by a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe 52, and an amount of ice (ice bank) formed around the refrigerant pipe 52 is increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a beverage cooling and supplying device for cooling a beverage such as beer or low-malt beer and dispensing the beverage into a cup or a mug, and in particular, a beverage cooling and dispensing unit for cooling a beverage with cooling water and a cooling for cooling the cooling water. The present invention relates to a cooling water production unit in a so-called separation type beverage cooling and supply device (separation type server) in which a water production unit is a separation type.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a separated beverage cooling and supplying device (see Patent Document 1). The separate beverage cooling and supply device includes a beverage cooling dispensing unit that cools a beverage with cooling water and a cooling water producing unit that cools the cooling water as separate units. The cooling water production unit has a water tank and a refrigerator, and a refrigerant pipe connected to the refrigerator is arranged in the water tank, and the cooling water in the water tank is cooled to a predetermined temperature by the refrigerant supplied by the refrigerator. The refrigerant pipe of the cooling water production unit is arranged, for example, in a wound state. In this cooling water production unit, a part of the cooling water to be cooled freezes around the refrigerant pipe to form a so-called ice bank, and the ice bank has a function of enhancing the cooling effect of the cooling water circulating around the periphery. .
[0003]
The cooled cooling water is supplied to the beverage cooling and pouring unit, and after cooling the drinking water, is returned to the cooling water producing unit again to repeat the circulation.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-48394 (pages 2-4, FIGS. 3 and 4)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Generally, a beverage cooling and supplying apparatus is for cooling and supplying a beverage stored in a beverage storage container such as a beer barrel to an appropriate temperature when the beverage is to be poured out. It needs to be cooled quickly.
[0006]
Since the separate beverage cooling and supply device is provided with a cooling water production unit (heat conversion unit) for cooling the cooling water as a separate unit, it is possible to more efficiently cool the beverage by increasing the cooling capacity of the cooling water production unit. I do. However, in order to increase the cooling capacity of the cooling water production unit, it is inevitable that the size of the device in this part increases.
[0007]
On the other hand, in the separation-type beverage cooling and supply device, if the cooling water production unit is made as small as possible, the amount of cooling water held is reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the cooling efficiency of the cooling water of the cooling water production unit as much as possible.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has been made to reduce the amount of ice formed around the refrigerant pipe in the cooling water production unit in order to increase the cooling efficiency of the cooling water production unit in the separation type beverage cooling supply device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling water production unit in a separate beverage cooling and feeding device which is designed to be as large as possible.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A cooling water producing unit for cooling and supplying the cooling water to a beverage cooling and pouring unit that supplies the beverage by cooling the beverage with the cooling water,
A water tank to which the cooling water is supplied and discharged,
Having a refrigerant pipe arranged in the water tank to allow the refrigerant supplied from the refrigerator to pass therethrough,
The refrigerant pipe is provided with an ice making member for promoting the formation of ice.
[0010]
According to the present invention, since the ice making member is provided in the refrigerant pipe, ice is also formed around the ice making member, and the amount of ice formed can be increased. The surface area of the formed ice is larger than when no ice-making member is set, and the cooling efficiency of the cooling water is increased.
[0011]
Another feature of the present invention is that the refrigerant pipe is arranged in a wound state, and the ice making member is fixed to a fixing member attached to the refrigerant pipe. Thereby, the ice making member can be fixed between the refrigerant pipes.
[0012]
Another feature of the present invention is that the ice making member is a rod-shaped member. When only the refrigerant tube is used, cylindrical ice is formed. However, by providing a rod-shaped ice making member, uneven ice is formed as a whole, and the surface area of the ice is increased.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a separation type beverage cooling and supplying apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, which is used for cooling and supplying and discharging beer. The beverage cooling and supplying device 1 includes a beverage cooling and discharging unit 2 and a cooling water producing unit 3 as separate units.
[0014]
The beverage cooling and pouring unit 2 includes a cooling chamber 20 having an inlet 21 at one end and a discharge port 22 at the other end, and the inlet 21 is provided with a hose 5 connected to a head 41 of a beer barrel 4 containing beer. It is connected. The beer barrel 4 is connected to a carbon dioxide cylinder 45 by a hose 6 connected to a head 41 in order to keep the inside of the barrel under a predetermined pressure.
[0015]
A first partition wall 23 is provided at one end of the cooling chamber 20 and a second partition wall 24 is provided at the other end, whereby a beverage introduction chamber 25 connected to the introduction port 21 is provided at one end. However, on the other end side, a beverage outlet chamber 26 is formed which is connected to the outlet 22. A plurality of straight pipes 27 are attached between the first partition wall 23 and the second partition wall 24, and the beverage introduction chamber 25 and the beverage outlet chamber 26 are brought into communication by the straight pipes 27.
[0016]
The cooling chamber 20 is provided with a cooling water introduction pipe 28 serving as a cooling water introduction port on the beverage discharge side, and a cooling water discharge pipe 29 serving as a cooling water outlet on the beverage introduction side. Is connected to the cooling water production unit 3 by hoses 7 and 8. The pipe 10 to which the pouring cock 11 is attached is connected to the outlet 22 of the cooling chamber 20. The pipe 10 is provided with a pressure adjusting means 12 so as to reduce the pressure of the beverage discharged from the discharge port 22 to a predetermined pressure.
[0017]
The cooling water production unit 3 has a water tank 31 and a refrigerator 32, and in the water tank 31, a refrigerant pipe 33 connected to the refrigerator 32 is arranged in a wound state. The cooling water 30 inside is cooled to a predetermined temperature. The water tank 31 is also provided with a pump 35 and a stirrer 36 driven by a motor 34, which constantly stirs the cooling water 30 in the water tank and supplies the cooling water through the hose 7 to a beverage cooling and discharging unit. The cooling water is circulated between the beverage cooling and discharging unit 2 and the cooling water producing unit 3 by supplying the cooling water to the cooling water discharging unit 2 and the cooling water producing unit 3.
[0018]
Next, the ice bank forming unit 50 constituted by the refrigerant pipe 52 of the cooling water production unit 3 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows details of the ice bank forming section 50 and shows a three-dimensional view of the refrigerant pipe 52.
[0019]
The refrigerant pipe 52 is disposed in the water tank 51 (see FIG. 3) of the cooling water production unit 3 and is connected to the refrigerator 32. Then, the coolant supplied by the refrigerator 32 cools the cooling water 30 circulating with the beverage cooling and pouring unit 2 to a predetermined temperature.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 2, in the ice bank forming unit 50 of the cooling water production unit 3, a refrigerant pipe 52 derived from a refrigerator is arranged in a wound state. Four fixing members 54 are uniformly fixed to the refrigerant pipe 52 in the circumferential direction by welding. The fixing member 54 is provided for fixing the ice making member 55 between the refrigerant pipes 52. The fixing member 54 has a rectangular rod shape and extends in the up-down direction. A heat conductor such as copper or stainless steel is used for the fixing member 54 and the ice making member 55 in order to improve heat conduction from the refrigerant pipe 52.
[0021]
An ice making member 55 is fixed to the fixing member 54 attached to the refrigerant pipe 52 by welding. The ice making member 55 is fixed so as to be located between the wound refrigerant pipes 52. Note that the ice making member 55 may be directly fixed to the refrigerant pipe 52 by welding.
[0022]
By attaching the ice making member 55 to the refrigerant pipe 52 via the fixing member 54 as described above, the contact area between the refrigerant pipe 52 and the cooling water is substantially increased. Therefore, by the arrangement of the ice making member 55, ice is formed not only around the refrigerant pipe 52 but also around the ice making member 55 between the refrigerant pipes 52, and is formed as a whole with irregularities, thereby increasing the amount of ice formation. be able to. The ice making member 55 is formed in a rectangular shape. Note that the shape of the ice making member 55 may be a bar shape, a plate shape, or the like.
[0023]
3A and 3B show a state in which the ice making member 55 is attached to the ice bank forming section 50 in the water tank 51. FIG. 3A is a side view, and FIG. 3B is a plan view. FIG. 4 shows a state in which ice is formed around the refrigerant pipe 52 and the ice making member 55.
[0024]
In the cooling water production unit 3 described above, when the refrigerator 32 starts the cooling operation, the refrigerant pipe 52 is cooled by circulating the refrigerant to the refrigerant pipe 52, and a part of the cooling water 53 is Start freezing on the surface. As described above, since the refrigerant pipes 52 are arranged in a wound state as described above, the ice 56 that grows on the surfaces of the refrigerant pipes 52 adjacent to each other at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction grows over time. By doing so, they are mutually connected to form a cylindrical shape.
[0025]
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, since the ice making member 55 is attached, the ice 56 grown from the refrigerant pipe 52 also grows on the surface of the ice making member 55. When the ice 56 completely grows, an ice (ice bank) 56 is formed so as to cover the refrigerant pipe 52 and the ice making member 55. When the ice making member 55 is attached, the amount of ice is large and the surface area of the ice bank can be increased as compared with the case where only the refrigerant pipe 52 without the ice making member 55 is attached. Therefore, the cooling water supplied into the water tank can be efficiently cooled.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above detailed description,
According to the present invention, since the ice making member is provided in the refrigerant pipe, the amount of ice formed around the refrigerant pipe can be increased, and the cooling water for cooling the beverage can be efficiently cooled. It becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a separated type beverage cooling and supplying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows details of the ice making structure, and shows a three-dimensional view of a refrigerant tube.
3A and 3B show a state in which an ice making member is attached to an ice bank forming portion in a water tank, wherein FIG. 3A is a side view and FIG. 3B is a plan view.
FIG. 4 shows a state where ice is formed around a refrigerant pipe and an ice making member.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage cooling supply apparatus 2 Beverage cooling pouring unit 3 Cooling water production unit 4 Beer barrel 20 Cooling room 27 Straight pipe 28 Cooling water introduction pipe 29 Cooling water discharge pipe 30 Cooling water 31, 51 Water tank 32 Refrigerator 33, 52 Refrigerant pipe 45 gas cylinder 50 ice bank forming part 54 fixing member 55 ice making member 56 ice (ice bank)

Claims (3)

A cooling water producing unit in a beverage cooling and supplying device comprising a beverage cooling and pouring unit for supplying and cooling the beverage by cooling water and a cooling water producing unit for supplying and cooling the cooling water,
A water tank to which the cooling water is supplied and discharged,
Having a refrigerant pipe arranged in the water tank, for allowing a refrigerant supplied from a refrigerator to pass therethrough,
A cooling water production unit, wherein an ice making member for promoting the formation of ice is provided in the refrigerant pipe. The cooling water production unit according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerant pipe is arranged in a wound state, and the ice making member is fixed to a fixing member attached to the refrigerant pipe. The cooling water production unit according to claim 1, wherein the ice making member is a rod-shaped member.

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